The Dillon tribune., 1887-09-30
oN 6EAvERHEAD COUNTY, M. I, FRIDAY SEPTEMBER % 1ss7


st'ed alter snow shed, one above ,h.. o,,,ou
ca" oe seen These mark the upward and
onward progress on the line. Soon. how.
ever one 'orgets to notice anything. ,x.
cept MS immediate surroundings, and finds
himself watching the engine moun,iny IN.
steep grade on which We gain the summit
AT one time noticed we were going I'M
on long arm descending from the main
range, with an awful deep ravine IN M,
left, the head Of which was too narrow for
train to turn, and SO we turned on a
bridge. Then winding around mountain
we came back, passing above the bridye
three or four hundred feet higher. Talk
ABOUT building railroads: The Rio Grande
company can build road to the ton Of
Bald Mountain BY winding around three
Or tour times, and wher on top look around
and ask, "Where now:" But l see / have
wondered from my line of ,ravel-went
''aro"nd the Horn" it seems, and this be.
cause thought Of home often. Now, take
jump with me to the top of the main
range, where we left few minutes pas..
am told by fellow traveller that Mar.
shal!'s Pass, SO called, is over 11,ooo feet
above the sea level, and the highest rail.
road pass on the earth. Snow was vet Wis.
'olc, out this will be nothing new for YOU
to learn. The depot there is carved in the
backbone of the range, in solid granite
with roof made Of iron and wood. braced
on the native rocks on each side, and i, is a
good, substantial building of the kind. On
each side OF us are high mountains, tower
ing high above our heads, and magnificent
to view. Far to the east, the low lands
seem to be s'oping the way am going,
magniied BY the elevation and distance.
About fifty feet below the depot, and to the
east nice little, green valley, embracing
about ten acres, and surrounded with yer.
dant pines, is before the eyes. Many "pil.
grims' went down to gather boquets, com.
posed Of yellow and blue flowers and fox.
tail, all three native in Montana, but fox.
tail, of course, predominating in each
bunch. Several asked for a smell, got it,
and turned up their noses. didn't take
smell for don't appreciate foxtail.
My letter is already too long, and must
hurry to close, leaving many places Of
interest unnoticed. Let US make a long
step and reach at once the Arkansas Can.
yon. Imagine for moment crooked fis.
sure through a mountain, the walls on
each side are from two to three feet in
height and about one hundred miles in
length. What a mysterious route tor a
to be built through! Some of the
cliffs or chimney rocks seem to hang their
heads as if to be thinking Of the solitude of
the canyon before the construction of this
railroad. But now the cars appear to cheer
the birds, while the Arkansas river flows
swiftly through the fssure on its long,
winding way toward the receptacle of its
waters, the great Gulf Of Mexico. 10 all
who have had the pleasure of seeing the
n'agnific Yellowstone Canyon, below the
falls, and for one hundred miles as you see
from Point okout,see in your minds that
YOU are travelling in cosy cars at the bot.
tom of the Yellowstone Canyon, and then
you will have Arkansas Canyon scenes that
wish to present to you. Kindest regards
to friends. More anon.
AMEDE BEssErrf.